Module Overview

French Ab-initio 1b

This module is designed for students who have taken one semester of the language and aims to further introduce the four language skills and give learners a background knowledge of France and the French-speaking countries.

Module Code

INTB H3038

ECTS Credits

5

*Curricular information is subject to change

The development of Listening and Speaking skills

Extending range of simple expressions about personal details and needs of a concrete type. Asking for and responding to simple instructions and requests.

The development of Reading and Writing skills

Producing simple texts, such as a short postcard or email about familiar topics. Reading simple texts on topics of a familiar nature.

Indicative Topics (subject to change depending on course books)

Hobbies and leisure activities; Giving / taking simple instructions and directions;Shopping & eating out;Understanding hotel literature;Booking accommodation;Making travel arrangements;Basic phone skills.

Life in contemporary French-speaking countries

Interactive hour with a focus on the target culture: Learning about contemporary culture and society through film

Grammar and Structures

Expressions of time and place; prepositions; expressions of quantity including du, de la, des; Question forms qui, que, quand, où, combien, pourquoi; 12 most frequently used verbs in French in the present and passé compose; futur proche

Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown %
Other Assessment(s)50
Formal Examination50